East Midlands and Sheffield civil and structural engineering
firm BSP Consulting has been engaged by housing regeneration
specialist Lovell to work on the first phase of a multi-million
pound mixed-use development that will transform the riverside area
of Stockton-on-Tees.
Engineers from BSP Consulting are working on the first phase of
the Home Zone part of the scheme at Northshore, a 23-hectare site
with over a mile of south facing riverside front along the River
Tees.
Future plans for the £300m Northshore development
which is being delivered by one of the counties leading
regeneration specialists - Muse Developments - include: new
offices, homes, shops, hotels, restaurants, bars, cafes, leisure
facilities and a new campus for the University of Durham, and are
expected to bring more than 4,500 new jobs to the area. Lovell are
working in partnership with sister company Muse to deliver this
first phase of 50 homes, which it is envisaged will kick-start the
development of the wider Northshore scheme
The former heavy industrial and shipbuilding site close to
Stockton town centre has been the subject of a major remediation
programme supported by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), and
Stockton Borough Council and already features the award-winning
Infinity Bridge. Now work is under way on building the first homes
on the site.
BSP Consulting engineers are currently designing the details for
the drainage and roads for the first phase of the Home Zone, as
well as the structural design of the initial 50 plots. The two,
three and four-bedroom terrace and semi-detached homes are being
designed to Code for Sustainable Homes level 4 and each plot will
have its own rainwater harvesting tank.
The roads will slope to a central drainage channel, so there are
no kerbs as would be expected in a traditional development, and the
streets are designed to be shared between pedestrians and
motorists.
"Northshore is a very exciting scheme for Stockton-on-Tees, with
tremendous potential for the area, and BSP Consulting is delighted
to be a part of it," said David Sumner, managing director of BSP
Consulting, which is based in Nottingham and has offices in Derby,
Leicester and Sheffield.